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UPD2 Wiltshire, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire Sign Phase2 Fibre Broadband Deal

19th May, 2015 (0 Comments)

A total of three Government supported Phase 2 Broadband Delivery UK contracts have today been signed between BT and the English counties of Wiltshire, Lincolnshire and Central Bedfordshire (inc. Bedford Borough, Luton and Milton Keynes), which will expand the reach of superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity to many more premises.

Vodafone’s UK Home Fibre Broadband to Launch in the “Coming Weeks”

19th May, 2015 (3 Comments)

Mobile provider Vodafone UK has confirmed today that their consumer focused fixed line superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC) and phone product(s), which will be called Vodafone Connect, should launch in the “coming weeks“. A TV (IPTV) product will then follow later this year.

UK ISP Pulse8 Replaces Capped Fibre Broadband with Unlimited Usage

19th May, 2015 (5 Comments)

Internet provider Pulse8 Broadband has informed us that they’ve stopped offering superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC) packages with capped usage allowances and have instead upgraded to offer an unlimited service, which will come at no extra cost. On top of that they’re one of the few FTTC providers to offer a monthly contract.

UK ISP BT Slashes Unlimited Business Broadband, Fibre and Phone Prices

18th May, 2015 (1 Comment)

The cost of domestic grade business connectivity is falling after BT Business slashed the price of their broadband and phone bundles, with some packages reducing by almost half over the usual 24 month contract term and others seeing a more general reduction of -£5 per month off the rental price.

UPDATE BDUK Put Superfast Broadband Within Reach of 2.5 Million Premises

14th May, 2015 (15 Comments)

The Government’s national Broadband Delivery UK programme, which aims to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services available to 90% of the population by 2016 and 95% by 2017, has so far helped to put related connections within reach of 2.5 million additional homes and businesses (premises passed).

Hertfordshire UK Details Expanded BT Fibre Broadband Rollout Plans

14th May, 2015 (1 Comment)

Last week we confirmed that the Connected Counties project for Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England had signed a new contract with BT to extend the reach of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity beyond the current target of 90% (April 2016). Today we have the first solid details concerning the roll-out plan.

Slow Shetland Islands Speeds as Broadband Demand Outstrips Supply

14th May, 2015 (10 Comments)

Apparently BT is having to draw up an urgent plan to tackle broadband capacity problems on the remote Shetland Islands, which resides off the northern coast of Scotland. Locals have reportedly noticed a huge fall in their Internet speeds after the operator’s first “fibre broadband” (FTTC) connections went live last year.

TalkTalk Top 4.28M Broadband Subs as 1Gbps FTTP for York Set to Go Live

14th May, 2015 (2 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has posted their latest results for Q1-2015 (calendar), which revealed that the provider added +47k broadband subscribers in the quarter to total 4,283,000 (sharply up from +15k added in Q4 2014). But there’s bad news for some of the recent off-net (BT based) broadband customer gains from Virgin Media and Tesco.

BT Openreach UK Begins to Trial a Fix for G.INP Broadband Woes

13th May, 2015 (2 Comments)

After a small delay BTOpenreach has this week started to trial a fix for the latency and performance problems that were created on some superfast broadband Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) lines following the recent introduction of Physical Retransmission ReTX (G.INP – ITU G.998.4) technology.

One in Three Premises on the UK Isles of Scilly Take BT’s Fibre Broadband

12th May, 2015 (0 Comments)

According to BT about 1 in 3 premises (homes and businesses) on the Isles of Scilly are now connected to the operators new “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network, which was only installed on the island community some six months ago as part of the wider EU backed £132m Superfast Cornwall project.

Funding Hiccup Strikes Lincolnshire’s Broadband Rollout Project

11th May, 2015 (17 Comments)

The Onlincolnshire project in the East Midlands of England, which is currently working with BT to roll-out FTTC/P based “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services to “at least” 89% of all premises in the county by April 2016, appears to have briefly hit a snag with a small EU funding shortfall.

UPDATE Nottinghamshire UK and BT Sign Extended “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

8th May, 2015 (1 Comment)

As expected the Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project in England will soon be extended, putting “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity within reach of thousands more homes and businesses, after the local authority officially signed a Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract with BT.

DEFRA Demands Claw-back from UK State Aid Broadband Project be Repaid

7th May, 2015 (5 Comments)

In a controversial twist the Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has called on a superfast broadband project in Rothbury (Northumberland), which received a slice of state aid, to repay any benefits derived from claw-back (as opposed to reinvesting into better coverage).

BT Top 7.71M Broadband Subscribers with 3M On Infinity “Fibre Broadband”

7th May, 2015 (30 Comments)

The national UK telecoms operator, BT, has today published the latest results for Q1-2015 (calendar) and confirmed that their retail business added +121,000 new broadband subscribers in the quarter (up from +119k in Q4 2014) to total 7,713,000, which includes 3,010,000 on BTInfinity “fibre broadband” (up by +266k vs +209k in Q4 2014).

Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire UK Sign 2nd BT Fibre Broadband Deal

5th May, 2015 (2 Comments)

The Connected Counties project, which is working with BT and the Broadband Delivery UK programme to bring faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity to 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by April 2016, looks set to reach more areas after a new extension contract was signed.

Derbyshire UK Signs Extended BT Fibre Broadband Rollout Contract

5th May, 2015 (21 Comments)

The Digital Derbyshire project, which is working with BT and the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme to make “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity available to 95% of local premises by the end of 2016, looks set to reach more areas after a new Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract was signed.

UPDATE ISP Kijoma Says BT NGA Broadband Overbuild Wastes Public Money

1st May, 2015 (37 Comments)

Ordinarily the news that BT is bringing fibre optic broadband (FTTC/P) cables to your area would be welcome. But it’s not always so and sometimes the use of public money to help upgrade the smallest of UK rural areas, especially when a “superfast” (24Mbps+) capable provider is already serving local customers, can raise concerns.